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Part of the book series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media (TATP, volume 26)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Response Mechanisms of Hydrological Processes in the Near-Surface Environment
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Front Matter
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Water Flow and Solute Transport Models at the Catchment Scale
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides essential background knowledge on a wide range of hydrological processes governing contaminant transport from soil to surface water across a range of scales, from hillslope to watershed. The mathematical description of these processes is based on both well-known and unique analytical solutions of different initial and boundary problems (primarily using methods from the kinematic wave theory and the reservoir/lumped-parameter concept), supported by numerical modelling studies. Some research topics, in particular several case studies, are illustrated by monitoring and experimental data analysis to show the importance of the research’s applications in environmental practice and environmental education. Specific results concern the recognition of: (a) the effect of transient rainfall–runoff–infiltration partitioning on the chemical response of drainage areas to excess precipitation under certain field conditions related to the soil, hillslope characteristics, and contaminant properties; (b) soil erosion as a key factor that enhances the potential of adsorbed chemical transport in runoff; and (c) common tendencies in radionuclide behaviour in the near-surface environment contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl (1986), Fukushima (2011) and the less known Kyshtym (1957) accidents, as well as from nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere since 1952.
The book’s goal is to provide a conceptual foundation enabling readers to apply scientific knowledge to solve practical problems in environmental hydrology and radiology. More specifically, the book presents the state-of-the-art approaches thatscientists and natural resources experts need in order to significantly improve the prediction of changes in the soil–water system chemistry due to human activities.
Authors and Affiliations
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Institute of Environmental Geology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
Vyacheslav G. Rumynin
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Overland Flow Dynamics and Solute Transport
Authors: Vyacheslav G. Rumynin
Series Title: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21801-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21800-7Published: 06 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37283-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21801-4Published: 29 October 2015
Series ISSN: 0924-6118
Series E-ISSN: 2213-6940
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 287
Topics: Math. Appl. in Environmental Science, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Hydrology/Water Resources, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis